By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
Moorefield Boys Tennis celebrated local sports reporter’s birthday with a complete sweep victory over the Warriors, while Trinity Christian Girls Tennis snatched the cake from the Yellow Jackets for their own victory party last Wednesday at the Moorefield Town Park.
The Yellow Jackets Boys squad only allowed two points in the 7-nil match victory over Trinity Christian.
Moorefield Boys top seed doubles of Lian Mung and Levi Malcolm dispatched Trinity Christian’s Josh Mercure and Everett Gannon 8-0.
The Yellow Jackets Boys second seed doubles of Hunter Mongold and Will Keplinger shutout the Warriors’ Brayden Clumpffer and Hamilton Breakey 8-0.
Moorefield Boys third seed doubles of Hayes Sherman and Stewart Monroe volleyed past Trinity Christian’s Max Mancuso and Ridge Murdock 8-1.
Moorefield Boys No. 1 singles Lian Mung coasted past Trinity Christian’s Mercure 8-0.
Mung created wicked spin on the ball with volley as the racquet whipped upwards for the hits.
Moorefield Boys No. 2 singles Levi Malcolm served over Warriors’ Gannon 8-1.
Malcolm made great strides for the returns including a leaping save on a shot bouncing just beyond the baseline heading into the adjacent court.
Moorefield Boys No. 3 singles Hunter Mongold shutout Trinity Christian’s Clumpier 8-0.
Mongold controlled the placement on volleys and kept the momentum going with accurate attacks.
Moorefield Boys No. 4 singles Will Keplinger slammed Trinity Christian’s Breakey 8-nil.
Keplinger towered over the net and made powerful serves with a devastating angle drop.
The Yellow Jackets Boys team celebrated eating Moon Pies after the matches.
Moorefield Girls Tennis solo win was by top seed singles competitor Courtlynn Ault with an 8-4 match score over Trinity Christian’s Catherine Street.
Ault got into a rhythm with precise volley returns and had some fun making faces throughout the match entertaining the gallery.
Trinity Christian Girls second seed singles Taylor Stephens defeated Mooreifeld’s Gracie Combs 8-1.
Trinity Christian Girls No. 3 singles Liz Falk beat Moorefield’s Bethany Coon 8-3.
The Warriors Girls No. 4 singles Scarlet Maynard bested Moorefield’s Grace Tayman 8-2.
Moorefield Girls No. 1 doubles of Gracie Combs and Bethany Coon lost to Trinity Christian’s Street and Stephens 8-nil, despite solid serves from Combs and Coon.
The Yellow Jackets Girls No. 2 doubles partners Grace Tayman and Emily Vinoski fell to the Warriors’ Falk and Maynard 8-1.
Tayman had great serves and Vinoski communicated well on the court and had strong volleys in the loss.
The Warriors Girls No. 3 doubles team of Lydia Knight and Kaylin Kurilko edged Moorefield’s Sakura Cameron and Emily Evans 8-3.
Cameron had a quick reaction at the net to create slams throughout the match, while Evans kept the back row clear.
The Yellow Jackets had a fun time celebrating the birthday with a plethora of cupcakes.
This match was good preparation for the Potomac Valley Conference Tournament that was initially rained out last week and rescheduled for tonight in Keyser with the Moorefield Boys seeking a third straight PVC title.
